The Bible — notes and cross-references in Amos | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 8

8:1¹ summer

The summer fruit signifies that the time is ripe and the end has come upon Israel (v. 2).
8:3^a songs

Amos 5:23; 1 Chron. 25:6
8:6^a needy

Amos 2:6
8:8^a rise

Amos 9:5
8:8¹ River

I.e., the Nile.
8:9^a go

Job 5:14; Isa. 13:10; 59:9-10; Jer. 15:9
8:9^b darken

Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44; Rev. 8:12
8:10^a only

Jer. 6:26; cf. Zech. 12:10
8:11^1a words

1 Sam. 3:1; Psa. 74:9; Ezek. 7:26

The lack of the word of the Lord was a punishment from the Lord. Because of Israel’s sins against the Lord, He would not speak to them. Cf. note Gen. 17:1¹.